Best High Schools in Minnesota

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCA-III test scores by the Minnesota Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 480)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
271401000724	321	Hill City Senior High	Public	9-12	500 Ione Ave	Hill City	55748	Aitkin County	Hill City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 697-2394	85	7	11.9	70.6%	64 (75.3%)	1 (1.2%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.6%)	$17,871							38.1	37.8	325	4
274074001697	322	Wm. M. Kelley Secondary	Public	6-12	137 Banks Blvd	Silver Bay	55614	Lake County	Lake Superior Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 226-4437	173	12	14.3	42.2%	155 (89.6%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	$23,731							37.8	58.8	201	121
272814001239	323	Paynesville Area Secondary School	Public	6-12	795 Business 23 W	Paynesville	56362	Stearns County	Paynesville Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 243-3761	489	22	21.8	31.5%	442 (90.4%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$12,502							37.2	56.6	214	109
270010000691	324	Fillmore Central Senior High	Public	7-12	145 Main Ave S	Harmony	55939	Fillmore County	Fillmore Central	No	No	No	No	(507) 886-6464	277	20	13.7	32.9%	262 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$15,874							37.1	62.4	176	148
270447000199	325	Benson Secondary	Public	6-12	1400 Montana Ave	Benson	56215	Swift County	Benson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 843-2710	353	21	16.8	45.3%	301 (85.3%)	5 (1.4%)	34 (9.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$15,814							36.8	45.4	274	51
274272001809	326	Willmar Senior High	Public	9-12	2701 30th St NE	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 231-8300	1,224	79	15.5	62.7%	523 (42.7%)	169 (13.8%)	455 (37.2%)	52 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.0%)	$13,256							36.8	36.9	330	4
270291001737	327	Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.	Public	7-12	301 4th St	Walker	56484	Cass County	Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 547-5322	320	25	12.5	56.6%	218 (68.1%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	63 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	$14,570							36.5	58.7	202	125
271932000910	328	Medford Secondary	Public	7-12	750 2nd Ave SE	Medford	55049	Steele County	Medford Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 214-6302	421	16	27.1	37.1%	345 (81.9%)	3 (0.7%)	58 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$10,855							36.5	29.1	367	39
271221000589	329	Floodwood Secondary	Public	7-12	115 W 4th Ave	Floodwood	55736	St. Louis County	Floodwood Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 476-2285	74	6	11.6	51.4%	59 (79.7%)	3 (4.1%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.2%)	$15,584							36.3	17.5	401	72
271794000826	330	Laporte Secondary	Public	9-12	315 Main St W	Laporte	56461	Hubbard County	Laporte Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 224-2288	93	5	18.1	54.8%	73 (78.5%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.7%)	$14,400							36.2	32.4	351	21

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCA-III Reading, MCA-III Math, MCA-III Science test scores released by the Minnesota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Minnesota Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.